What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On final approach yawed to left, landed, rolled into soft turf, right gear collapsed, wing tip and prop hit ground. (.4) according to the pilot, when the airplane was about 35 feet above the ground during the approach to land at the destination airport, it yawed rapidly to the left. The pilot was unable to regain directional control or perform a go-around. The pilot stated that the airplane touched down on the runway `...in a right skid, causing [eventual landing] gear failure.' The police report indicated that there was an 11 mph left quartering headwind for the active runway at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON FINAL APPROACH YAWED TO LEFT, LANDED, ROLLED INTO SOFT TURF, RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED, WING TIP AND PROP HIT GROUND. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 35 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND DURING THE APPROACH TO LAND AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, IT YAWED RAPIDLY TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OR PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY `...IN A RIGHT SKID, CAUSING [EVENTUAL LANDING] GEAR FAILURE.' THE POLICE REPORT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN 11 MPH LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.